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Robots can mix drinks and run marathons but still struggle to multitask

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They can mix cocktails, run marathons, and fold laundry, but despite marketing claims, humanoid robots are still far from reliably handling many different tasks on demand. The difference was clear at the Robotics Summit in Boston in late May, where glossy marketing materials told one story while the engineers building the robots described another reality. […]

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The Eno humanoid robot is built as a versatile, all-purpose workplace machine

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Genesis AI introduced Eno, its first general-purpose robot, as part of its goal to develop machines capable of operating across factories, laboratories, hospitals, hotels, and eventually homes. The robot integrates Genesis AI’s proprietary hardware with GENE, its robotics foundation model that powers Eno’s control system. The company says it can handle complex tasks, adjust to

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A brain implant enables a man with ALS to communicate with his family

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A study published on Monday (June 15) in the journal Nature reports that a brain implant is enabling a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to communicate with his family and even continue working. In 2023, surgeons implanted a device with 256 microelectrodes into Casey Harrell’s brain and installed the system in his home. Diagnosed

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MIT researchers use AI to convert hand gestures into data for training robots

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Humanoid robots learning tasks like grasping a cup now have a new instructor: a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that records the movement of muscles, tendons, and ligaments beneath the skin. MIT System Improves Robotic Dexterity Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a system to capture human hand movements, with the goal

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Simple Color Indicator Makes Prosthetic Devices Easier to Master

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Operating a robotic arm, prosthetic hand, or rehabilitation device is more challenging than it may seem. Picking up an egg requires precise force—too little and it slips, too much and it cracks. For prosthetic users or stroke patients, this precision is difficult due to limited or absent visual and tactile feedback. Without sufficient sensory information,

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Robot dogs will be deployed to patrol stadiums during the World Cup

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America will introduce an unusual security measure: robotic dogs. In the United States, operations will use the Spot robot from Boston Dynamics, while Mexico will deploy the K9-X, developed by China’s Unitree Robotics and already trialed ahead of the tournament. Both four-legged machines are fitted with cameras to

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Ultrathin 1-nanometer nanotubes enable smaller electronic devices

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Researchers in Japan, including the University of Tokyo, have created ~1 nm-wide semiconducting nanotubes—about 100,000× thinner than a human hair—by growing molybdenum disulfide inside boron nitride tubes to form stable, uniform structures at an extreme scale. The results validate long-standing theoretical predictions about ultrathin nanotube behavior and may open new possibilities for ultra-miniaturized electronics. The

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China’s market for eldercare robots is experiencing strong growth, according to a report

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China’s elderly care robot market is projected to surpass 10 billion yuan (about US$1.47 billion) by 2026, according to a Tuesday MIIT report, as the industry shifts from testing to large-scale adoption. The report attributes this rapid growth primarily to China’s aging population and the widening gap between the demand for and supply of elderly

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Japan’s new electric spoon makes food taste saltier without actual salt

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Known as the Electric Salt Spoon, the device was developed through a collaboration with researchers from Meiji University and went on sale in Japan in May 2024 in limited numbers. The spoon uses a mild electric current to concentrate sodium ions on the tongue’s taste receptors, making food taste saltier without adding extra salt. Users

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A space humanoid uses four arms to assist astronauts

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Orbit Robotics developed Helios based on a simple idea: robots built for space shouldn’t be modeled after systems designed for gravity. The outcome is a striking four-armed machine that may look futuristic, but reflects a highly practical vision for space operations. The company says Helios divides its four arms into two functional pairs. One pair

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